woman

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wom·an | \ ˈwu̇-mən

, especially Southern ˈwō-

or ˈwə-

plural women\ ˈwi-mən

Definition of woman

1a : an adult female person

b : a woman belonging to a particular category (as by birth, residence, membership, or occupation) —usually used in combination councilwoman

2 : womankind

3 : distinctively feminine nature : womanliness

4 : a woman who is a servant or personal attendant

5a chiefly dialectal : wife

b : mistress

c : girlfriend sense 2

6 : a woman who is extremely fond of or devoted to something specified I'm a chocolate woman through and through, but one bite of West's banana pudding cupcake and I was sold.— Hattie Brown Garrow

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woman adjective

womanless \ ˈwu̇-mən-ləs

, especially Southern ˈwō- or ˈwə- \ adjective

Examples of woman in a Sentence

She grew up to become a confident and beautiful woman. She is a grown woman. The store sells shoes for both men and women.

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